Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 May 2026 BST
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (15 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
10
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
10
3
NNE
10
3
N
10
2.4
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2756
3233
3241
2987
2397
2044
2025
1601
1021
705
552
484
383
329
238
202
169
140
106
106
103
80
79
58
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
25
S
20
S
30
S
20
S
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:07PM3.32m
00:42AM3.34m
12:55PM3.47m
1:24AM3.43m
1:45PM3.55m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.56m
6:25PM0.13m
6:46AM0.32m
7:10PM0.07m
7:31AM0.13m
7:56PM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:47
4:45
4:43
4:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:24
9:27
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
9
10
10
9
8
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
5
3
2
4
5
5
7
3
5
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.4
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Energy kJ
1633
1219
1021
705
552
484
383
329
238
202
169
140
106
106
103
80
79
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
26
15
17
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
10
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
10
3
N
10
3
N
10
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2756
3233
3241
2987
2397
2044
2025
1601
7
2
15
20
15
15
28
52
42
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
114
455
455
276
276
233
102
93
93
81
93
0
162
155
81
25
21
21
21
21
21
21
25
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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